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Pen sketch of three figures in a rustic setting with cows in the header and handwritten verse below.

Sketch for a verse: "A Bucolick or Discovre of Neatherds"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of a woman leaning on a curtain beside a seated musician playing a portable organ by a fireplace.

Portia: "By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world," from Act I, Scene ii, Merchant of Venice

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Etching of Piazza Navona in Rome showing an obelisk, a central fountain, a domed church, palazzi, and crowds in the square.

Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale (View of Piazza Navona Above the Ruins of the Circus of Dom…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1751

Watercolor sketch of a figure in a blue coat and hat beside stone steps and a wall, surrounded by green trees.

Sketch for "The Vicar," from The Quiet Life (book published by Harper in 1890 and 1899, previously published in Harpe…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Etching of a man leaning against a barrel in a timber shed between two ladders, with a doorway opening onto the river.

The Lime-Burner, from the Thames Set (A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects)

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Ink sketch of two standing male figures holding spears and a stylized angular head with heavy eyes.

Sheet of sketches [Two figures and stylized head]

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of villagers in an interior, a woman with a basket and a man carrying a bundle.

Unidentified illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a man standing by a well with a crane and bucket, bare trees and hills behind, and a small head study.

Sketch of a man by a well

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal and white chalk study of a robed figure with bowed head and hands clasped at the chest, on brown paper.

Figure study for the Infancy of Galahad(?), from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of an elderly scholar in a dark study gazing at a glowing circular diagram of letters before a Gothic window.

A Scholar in His Study (Faust)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652

Le Galoubet

Paul Gavarni, 1844

Black and white lithograph of two women in 19th-century dress, one standing with a flower, one seated on a trunk by a doorway

Ici c'est la Route au Fond de la Vallee....

Etched title page with an ornate urn, fountain, reclining figures and overgrown ruins beneath the lettering Vedute di Roma.

Title page, from Vedute di Roma Disegnate ed Incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano (Views of Rome Dr…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Etching of bare trees on a hillside with ravens perched in branches and flying over a dirt road under an overcast sky.

L'Arbre aux corbeaux (Tree with Ravens)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1867

Etching of cows drinking at a pond beneath large trees, with a distant herd and open sky in the background.

Les Vaches au marais (The Cows at the Swamp)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850

Etching of an artist sketching inside a small wooden boat cabin, with a window view of sailboats on a river.

Le Bateau-Atelier (The Boat-Studio)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1861

Etching of a standing man in embroidered Spanish costume with a cape over his arm, signed ed. Manet, 1862.

Don Mariano Camprubi primer bailarin del teatro royal de Madrid (Don Mariano Camprubi first dancer of the Teatro Roya…

Édouard Manet, 1862

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man in a cap painting at an easel in a cluttered studio with a draped curtain.

"There the pale artist..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902), p. 95

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Watercolor study of a knight in a red cloak riding a dark horse through green grass, with sketched figures beside him.

Galahad Departs, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, co…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Daumier lithograph of a man and woman on a sofa while an older man peeks through a door at right.

Ma bonne amie, puis-je entrer!. . .as-tu fini de collaborer avec monsieur?(My dear, may I come in!. . . have you fini…

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Pastel portrait of a man in a dark suit and purple academic hood against a tan background, with handwritten name inscription.

Thomas W. Swan B.A., Sterling Prof. of Law 1922-

William Sergeant Kendall

Etching of a hilly landscape with a carriage on a road, arched bridges, trees, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Mountain Landscape with Five Bridges, from the series Vedute (Views)

Canaletto, 1735

Abstract watercolor and pencil composition with yellow, red, pink, and blue washes and dark brown ridges.

Forms

Fritz Stuckenberg, 1922

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a turban, head turned toward viewer, rendered in fine crosshatched lines.

Old Man with Turban, from the Raccolta di Teste (Collection of Heads)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770

Pen and ink study of arched interior with columns and hooded kneeling figure, preparatory sketch by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Study for "Vigil" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of two men in Elizabethan dress grappling beneath trees, with a third man standing at right.

Oliver: "Wilt thou lay hands on me, villain?", illustration for Act I, Scene i, As You Like It

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Etching of the Piazza di Spagna in Rome with a fountain, carriages, pedestrians, and the Spanish Steps rising to a church.

Veduta di Piazza di Spagna (View of the Piazza di Spagna), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Lithograph of a man looking into a round mirror while a boy reads a newspaper beside a curtain.

Papa, qu'est-ce que c'est donc que Mosieu Loyal?...

Pen and ink study of a woman in a period gown entering a room while a maid in an apron waits beside a staircase.

Enter Mrs. Hardcastle & Maid, study for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1886

Etching of a figure in a rowboat on a calm river beside dense trees and grassy banks under a pale sky.

Un Coin de Riviere

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor of a man in a top hat and blue coat carrying two metal oil containers on a yoke across his shoulders.

The Oil Merchant

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Etching of an elderly bearded man looking downward, with dense crosshatched shading across his face and hair.

Old Man Looking Downwards, from the Raccolta di Teste (Collection of Heads)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1771

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded prophet figure holding a long unfurled scroll, with billowing drapery.

Prophet

called Salviati Francesco Rossi, 1550

Etched bookplate with a standing woman and children inside an oval floral wreath, inscribed Ex Libris Erna Liebaldt.

Bookplate: Ex Libris Erna Liebaldt

Heinrich Vogeler, 1922

Hand-colored engraving of several brick Harvard College halls behind trees, with a rider on a white horse on a road in front.

North East View of the Several Halls of Harvard College

Fisher, 1823

Etched bookplate showing a nude woman seated by the sea with an open book, a moon above, in a circular frame.

Bookplate: Ex Libris "Liegende am Meer"

Heinrich Vogeler, 1912

Engraved oval portrait of a clergyman with curly hair, white collar and cross pendant, inscribed with Latin text.

Charles-Maurice Le Tellier, Archevêque de Reims (Archbishop of Reims)

Robert Nanteuil, 1672

Etching of a finely dressed woman with a peacock and a flying demon above her, labeled Superbia.

Les Peches Capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins): L'Orgueil (Pride)

Pencil drawing of a man leaning toward a seated woman under a tree, with a distant village and hills behind them.

Farmers in a landscape

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban holding a stag's head by the antlers, with rocky mountains behind him.

Naphthali, plate 10 from The Twelve Sons of David

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1589

Lithograph of steamships and sailing vessels in a moonlit sea action, with smoke and American flags, hills beyond.

Moon Light View of the Action off Anton Lizardo, March 6th, 1860

J. H. Bufford and Son's, Lith., 1860

Pencil and wash drawing of a log cabin with stone chimney in a forest, with a canoe on the ground nearby.

Hotel Conway on the Black Water

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a long puffed-sleeve gown leaning in a doorway, with faint preliminary outlines visible.

Sketch of a Lady for the scene "Waiting for her Lover," from Old Songs (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1889)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1889

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a stream lined with trees, rocks, and a wooden post, with a small figure on a path.

Landscape with figure

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of two women in 1830s bonnets and gowns in a room with a folding screen; one gestures toward the other.

LA SELLETTE. Madame est sur la sellette parce qu'elle a un mari, ...

Paul Gavarni, 1837

Engraving of the Virgin seated with the Christ child by a stone wall, with a castle and hills behind them.

The Virgin and Child Seated by the Wall

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

La Cloche

Lithograph of a sulking harlequin seated by a chair while a standing man in a plaid outfit looks on, 1839.

Oui, pleurniche, va! pleurniche!...

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Pencil and watercolor costume sketch of two medieval knights in mail and studded leather, one in red and brown tones.

Northumberland Men, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a standing dancer in a short full ballet costume with ruffled sleeves and lace gloves, within a ruled border.

Costume de Mme Alexis, dans le ballet de Stradella. ...

Etching of a dim kitchen with a woman silhouetted by a window, pots on shelves, and plates on racks at right.

The Kitchen, from the French Set (Douze Eaux-Fortes d'après Nature or Twelve Etchings from Nature)

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Pencil drawing of a mower swinging a scythe in tall grass, with two more mowers and trees in the distance.

Bob's Dilemma (or "The Mowers")

Winslow Homer, 1881

Sketch of three figures - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etched bookplate with a nude woman beside a rose-covered tree, reading Ex Libris Gustav Borgmann, with a town and spires behi

Bookplate: Ex Libris Gustav Borgmann

Heinrich Vogeler, 1912

Pencil sketch of a shaggy prehistoric elephant with curved tusks on yellowed tracing paper, with a handwritten note above.

Sketch of a rhinocerous-like animal, from Man Before Metals by N. Joly

Edwin Austin Abbey

Black and white lithograph of two men in period dress, one tossing a coin in a bedroom while the other watches it.

Voyons! j'aime Clara, si c'est face...

Pen and ink drawing of revelers in checkered costumes drinking by a hearth while a seated woman watches from the left.

Sir Toby and his Companions, illustration for Act II, Scene iii, Twelfth Night

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Watercolor costume sketch of a standing man in an orange cloak and blue crowned cap, beside a fabric swatch labeled Northumbe

Northumberland, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of a coastal landscape with tall trees, classical ruins, cattle, sailing ships and figures on the shore.

The Rape of Europa

called Claude Lorrain Claude Gellée, 1634

Pastel sketch on blue paper of a bowed man in a black coat and red cloak, head lowered, hand raised to his face.

Figure study for "Measure for Measure" (oil painting)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored print of the frigate Philadelphia grounded off Tripoli, smoke rising, gunboats and a walled city nearby.

The U.S. Frigate Philadelphia on the rocks off Tripoli (From the U.S. Military Magazine Army and Navy, Vol. II)

E. J. Pinkerton, 1840

Botanical lithograph showing four stages of herbaceous plant grafting on rose stems, with labeled captions in French.

Journal De L'Academie D'Horticulture

Hand-colored print of soldiers manning cannons in earthwork batteries above a river valley with sailboats and a steamboat.

Siege Battery, West Point - Looking North

Charles Parsons, 1859

Hand-coloured print of warships with flags and cannon smoke attacking a shoreline fort, with rowing boats on choppy water.

Attack of Fort Oswego, on Lake Ontario

Captain Steele, 1817

Engraved view of a Roman palazzo facade with arched windows and sculpted pediment, with pedestrians on a street below.

Veduta del Palazzo fabbricato sul Quirinale per le Segreterie de Brevi et della Sacra Consulta (View of the Palazzo B…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1729

Figure study for "The Hours" - (3 am): sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and ink sketch of a young woman in a bonnet and long dress, looking over her shoulder, on a cream sheet.

Study of an unidentified young woman

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a drawing master with spectacles correcting a seated student's sketch of a figure, with a plumb line and a clas

Mission pénible et délicate du professeur de dessin, c'est à lui qu'est reservée constamment la tâche difficile de re…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Etching of a woman carrying branches and a man chopping wood beside a felled tree and stacked faggots.

Les faiseurs de fagots (Faggot-Makers)

Alphonse Legros, 1878

Sheet of studies

Edwin Austin Abbey

General Washington, #1 from a set of 12 American Statesmen portraits

Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, 1781

Etching of ruined arched substructures of Maecenas's villa at Tivoli, with overgrown trees and a small walking figure below.

Avanzi della Villa di Mecenate a Tivoli . . . (Remains of the Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli . . . ), from Vedute di Rom…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1763

Hand-colored print of the clipper ship Electric under full sail with a steamer, small sailboat, and lighthouse on the coast.

Le Clipper Americain Electric

Louis LeBreton, 1854

Etching of a bull charging toward a man standing on a draped table in a bullring, with spectators watching nearby.

Otra locura suya en la misma plaza (Another Madness of his in the Same Ring), Plate 19 from La tauromaquia

Francisco Goya, 1815

Stipple engraving portrait of George Washington in a dark coat and lace jabot, with a caption below.

General George Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Costume sketch of a gentleman in a green hat, fur-trimmed white robe, red sleeves and belt, holding a cane.

A Gentleman, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a woman in a puffed-sleeve gown beside a door and console table with a pitcher and flowers.

(Curiosite.)

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a two-story country house with a long porch, dormers, chimneys, and trees.

Sketch of a country home

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal study of a standing woman in a long medieval gown and tall headdress, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for Lady Anne, for King Richard III (?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored print of a standing man in a white robe with gold embroidery, fur trim, sword and red boots.

SEIGNEUR. Guerre des servantes

Lithograph of a man in a top hat gesturing toward a woman in a full gown who turns away beside a door marked Loge Louée.

Merci,monsieur, je ne danse pas...

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Etching of a towering vaulted prison interior with arches, scaffolding, chains, and a smoky fire with tiny figures.

The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Dark lithograph of a man seated at a desk under a lamp, writing among scattered papers in a shadowy room.

Sous la lampe (Under the Lamp), from Stéphane Mallarmé's translation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a seated woman in a bonnet holding a child, with an older woman leaning in beside them and drapery at left.

J'ai assez vu mon cousin, moi!...

Etching of Doric temple ruins with fluted columns, fallen stones, cloaked figures and goats in the foreground.

Autre vue interieure des restes du Collège supposé des Anfictions (Another Interior View of the Remains of the So-cal…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Lithograph of a man in a plumed hat and laced boots, smoking a pipe, one hand on his hip, against a plain background.

ALGUAZIL. Chapeau de feutre garni de velours. ...

Hand-colored lithograph with three river views of Kingston Point, Vleight Bergh and Rondout, NY, showing boats and cliffs.

Three Views on one page ; Kingston / Point (At top to left) ; Vleight Bergh (at top to right); Rondout, NY (bottom)

Lithograph of a woman in a corset and full skirt turning away as a man leans toward her beside a draped curtain.

Ah par example! voila qui est bizarre!...

Julia Farnese

Lithograph of the paddle steamer Baltic under steam in rough sea, with smoke from its funnel and smaller boats nearby.

The United States Steam Ship Baltic

Charles Parsons, 1855

Etching of a misty river with a barge, a rowboat, and a factory chimney sending up smoke, with poplar trees on the left bank.

L'Île Lacroix, à Rouen

Camille Pissarro, 1887

Engraving of Pilate seated while a servant pours water over his hands, with a crowd and a distant town with crosses.

Pilate Washing his Hands, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Graphite drawing on grey paper of a muscular male nude falling diagonally with outstretched arms and legs.

Falling Figure

Joseph Parrocel

Lithograph of two men in top hats and frock coats talking on a city street, with a shadowy figure on the wall behind them.

Voyons, Coquardin, que diable! il faut se faire une raison...

Etching of a canal town with arcaded buildings, barges, a horse-drawn carriage and people on the quay under a cloudy sky.

Mestre, from the series Vedute (Views)

Canaletto, 1741

Pencil sketch of two women in swimsuits seen from behind and a seated child at left, drawn in loose outline.

Four Figures on Beach, probably in Provincetown

Charles Demuth, 1934